vijl

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vɛi̯l/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: vijl
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯l

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch vile, from Old Dutch *fīla, from Proto-West Germanic *fį̄hlu, from Proto-Germanic *finhlō.

Noun

vijl f or m (plural vijlen, diminutive vijltje n)

  1. a file (abrasive tool)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: vyl
  • Berbice Creole Dutch: feli
  • Negerhollands: feile
  • → Aukan: fei
  • → Caribbean Hindustani: feiri

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

vijl

  1. inflection of vijlen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative
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